Roger Clement Smith
Military
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Object Number - UPL 13113 - 42-37793 SO-X, SPIRIT OF WINSOME WINN II. Interned in Switzerland, 18 March 1944.
Assigned to the 384th BG 547th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146, as crew pilot. 11 combat missions.
With engines damaged on a mission to Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany on 18 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-37793 'Winsome Winn II' headed towards Switzerland and crash landed on the Swiss side of Lake Constance. Interned.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-748446
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot, Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spirit Of Winsome Winn II
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bucket of Bolts : Hangar Queen
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 18 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Elm Grove, West Virginia, USA | ||
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Other Interned (INT) |
Germany | 18 March 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3484 / MACR 3484, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database